Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-14

potent persons will be- on hand to guide
them satisfy down the slide. A warm
room and FIRE will be found ut Che slide
any afternoon or evening".
The Northern Pacific country is
coming to Ysnkton for it's corn since the
completion of the Cakes connection and
N. P. oars are frequently seen here.
There ia a good business opening for
the man who will bring Montana cattle
to Yankton to fatten on southern Da-
kota corn. This is a profitable bust
ness farther down the Missouri and the
Cakes connection renders it practicable
here.
The community Is indebted to K. e.
Rocky, q travelling man of New York
city, for o fist class description of the
feelings OF q person while making the
descent of the toboggan slide. MI, Rockey
made the journey and climbed back up
the hill. and to the top OF the chute
where he stood with his eye glass,
balanced on his nose, and with q "far
away look in his eye remarked: "That
is too delightfully."-, awfully sensational,
don'tcherknow."
Dakota newspapers are telling this
about Judge Tripp: The chief justice
OF the territory recently stepped into a
barber shop, at Brookings, to get a
shave. AS the tonsorial artist was -four
ishing the whiskbroom on the overcoat
Of the Judge that gentleman handed
him a silver h%alf-dollar. Looking it
over carefully the barber discovered q
hole in the piece that had been plugged.
He handed back the same, remarking,
"too much lead in that. par tner."
The packing company received to-day
a car load of hogs from Lesterville which
is worthy OF mention individually and
collectively. The car load numbered
%forty-six and weighed 10000 pounds, an
average of 435 pounds each. They were
raised in Yankton county by Peter
Huber and are Poland China and Berk-
shire mixed. The usual car load of hogs
numbers from sixty to seventy and
weighs about $4,000 pounds. This COM
parison gives ~ idea of the size and
quality of the Huber lot.
Tae ubiect OF temperance was ably
discussed at the Congregational church
last night by several of Yankton' g repre-
sentative men and the audience which
was large was much entertained Pro-
lessor j. T. Shaw, NJ. 7. Wooley, Prof.
A. F. Bartlett, Prof. E. M. Young and
General Hugh j. Campbell were the
speakers and each n made the most of
the ten minutes allowed in which to
give their opinions. r. j. Gamble and
Others Will speak tonight.
APierrs telegram OF the 18th inst an
nounces the death of Nat Il. Young,
which occurred on that date. Mr.. Young
was formerly post trader at Fort Sully
and was 10 former years popularity known
In fankton. He vas at that tins the
picture OF robust health and til. .n.hua.-
iment of business vigor. The writer saw
him two years ago at Pierre and at first
failed TO recognize in his emac,ated form
and feeble speech the hearty, we'll kept
Nat Young OF DAkota's earlier days.
Death had then marked him and through
the slow process of disease his light of
life has finally been extinguished. We
know of no mi among the favorits men
of old Dakota whose decline and dissolu-
ks~r 49, A.
that of CHEEKY, whole-souled Nat Young
as he was in the palmy period when he
was a general favorite from Sioux City
to Benton and a welcome visitor when
ever business or pleasure called him this
way.